Re: Chord Function?

"Steve Latham" <llatham@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote

> So let's start simple:
>
> I - ii - V
>
> I = Tonic function.
> ii = Subdominant function.
> V = Dominant function.
>
> I is likely to be (let's put it in C) C6, C6/9, CMaj7, CMaj9, and among 
> other things, CMaj7(#11).
>
> Now, if it's #11, that's not really an "alteration" of 4 because it's 
> coming from the Lydian Mode. Correct?

Cmaj7(#11) has a Subdominant funtion in the key of G, so if you are using
it 
for tonic function in C you do so by modal interchange and the #11 is
indeed 
an alteration because F# is not diatonic to C.


Fiona